Slovenia Post introduced to collectors’ attention a special “Year of the Ox” stamp that features the image of a solemn ox drawn in black and red colors. This is the second animal in the Chinese zodiac and the biggest and strongest of the twelve. The stamp that also features a Chinese hieroglyph was designed by Maja Tomažič.
2021 is the Year of the Ox, which will begin on February 12, 2021 (Chinese Lunar New Year) and last until January 30, 2022. This will be the year of the Metal Bull. The Ox embodies external solidity, independence, consistency and the desire for order. He is conservative and pragmatic, very persistent, stubborn, and therefore it succeeds where others fail. People born in Year of the Ox have a strong sense of responsibility and justice but can also be stubborn and inflexible.
A buffalo or a bull is a traditional Chinese symbol of spring and the expectation of a good year, new beginnings, happiness, sudden luck, good news. In China, the calm power of a domestic buffalo is associated with a contemplative life: according to legend, the sage Lao Tzu left China riding a buffalo.
See also other Year of the Ox stamps.
